On January 16 the Verkhovna Rada adopted more than a dozen of controversial amendments to a law 'On the Judicial System and Status of Judges' and the procedural laws regarding additional measures to protect the safety of citizens. Most opposition politicians, international organizations and European countries consider these laws a violation of basic constitutional rights of 45 million citizens of Ukraine.

On Sunday, January 19, clashes broke out between Euromaidan protesters and police on Hrushevskoho Street in the centre of Kyiv, after radical protesters decided to break through the police cordon in the direction of the Government House and the Verkhovna Rada.

Now opposition leaders - Arseniy Yatsenyuk ('Batkivshchyna'), Vitali Klitschko ('UDAR') and Oleg Tyagnibok ('Svoboda') - are trying to put an end to the political crisis in Ukraine and bloodshed on Hrushevskoho Street.

On January 24 Euromaidan supporters started seizing buildings of regional state administration all over Ukraine. Some attempts were successful.

On January 25 President Viktor Yanukovich offered the opposition several top government posts. Thus, Yanukovich offered Arseny Yatseniyuk the post of prime minister to replace Nykolai Azarov, whose government would be expected to resign. Vitali Klitschko, a former international boxing champion, would be appointed deputy prime minister responsible for humanitarian issues. But opposition leaders, supported by thousands of protesters massing in Kyiv's city centre, continued to press for further concessions, including early elections and the repeal of an anti-protest law.

At the same time, Ukraine's Interior Minister Vitaliy Zaharchenko had said that all those who occupied public buildings and stayed on Kyiv's Independence Square would be considered to be 'extremist groups' by police. According to him, police would use force against those who went over to the side of the radical protesters, who have clashed with police in front of the football stadium since last Sunday.

On January 28 Ukrainian Prime Minister Nykolai Azarov resigned, and a series of sweeping anti-protest laws, adopted hastily in response to increasingly violent clashes between protesters and police, were abolished by parliament.

On January 29 the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, approved a law that would grant an amnesty to arrested protesters, but depended on the demonstrators vacating all occupied government buildings. After 12 hours of negotiations the amnesty was agreed by 232 votes from the Regions Party members and the Communist Party amid applause from the 'regionals' and angry shouts 'Shame!' from the opposition.

The weekend was relatively calm. It's expected that after the visit of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to Ukraine later this week, the EU will consider sanctions against Ukraine. In the mean time, former Ukrainian Interior Minister and head of the public organization 'Ukrainian Third Republic' Yuriy Lutsenko said there is no point in negotiating between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovich, and called on the Ukrainians to join the ranks of Euromaidan self-defence units.

Individual MP Pyotr Poroshenko, in his turn, announced the establishment of an international commission to investigate crimes of the Ukrainian authorities against Euromaidan protesters. According to him, the investigative commission will be created on Wednesday or Thursday (Feb.5-6). It'' ll work in Ukraine and will establish the facts of the criminal abuse of the Ukrainian people.

09:12. A column of Euromaidan activists has left Kyiv's Independence Square and is moving along Instytutskaya street towards the Verkhovna Rada. The column, which consists of more than one thousand people, is headed by young men in helmets with wooden sticks and in protective gear. These are followed by Euromaidan supporters dressed in civilian clothes.

09:42. Euromaidan activists are picketing Kyiv city council's session in a building of the Pechersk district administration (pictures).

All police officers were hospitalized. The press officer could not confirm the information on whether policemen were injured by firearms. The attacker has been already identified. Law enforcers are taking measures to arrest the offender.

10:12. President Viktor Yanukovich intends to propose to the Verkhovna Rada to appoint current head of the Presidential Administration Andriy Klyuyev as a prime minister, said vice speaker, the 'Svoboda' party MP Ruslan Koshulinsky.

'The government has such a plan. Appointing Klyuyev as a prime minister is math. This is possible if they have enough votes. If Klyuyev will become prime minister... (deputy head of the Presidential Administration Andrei) Portnov will become head of the Presidential Administration, and (Interior Minister Vitaly) Zaharchenko will go The National Security and Defense Council. I confirm that this option is possible', he said.

It is reported that as of December 31, 2013, there were 13,284 applications lodged against Ukraine pending in the ECHR, and that is 13.3% of the total number of applications to the Court (about 100 thousand).

11:58. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Jeffrey Payette is sure that Ukraine will sign an Association Agreement with the EU and hopes that this'll happen under President Viktor Yanukovich. He also stressed that the 'democratic Ukraine is open for Europe, with a strong economy, a good life for its citizens, and it'll be good and useful for Russia'.

He recalled the PACE resolution and conclusions of the Venice Commission on the Constitution of 2004. 'There are dozens of system remarks to the text of the constitution of the sample of 2004, as well as the procedure of its adoption in these documents', said Portnov.

He predicts political tensions in this regard in Ukraine's parliament, but says there is 'no legal opportunity' to return to the constitution of 2004, as the opposition now offers.

'Since February 3, 2014 humanitarian aid remains in Kiev interregional customs of the Ministry of Revenue temporary storage to obtain necessary permits and documents specified by the current legislation', stated the ministry on its official webiste.

The department explained that the decision on accepting humanitarian aid is provided by the customs within four hours if such goods are recognized humanitarian aid and have all the necessary documents. In this case, the Ministry noted, the decision on the recognition of humanitarian aid is made by the Ministry of Social Policy.

14:12. Community 'Maidana Library', which is based in the Ukrainian House on Kyiv's European Square, calls on Kyivites to replenish the library with books on psychology, the writings of Nietzsche, Balzac, and some other works.

'I think this issue will be resolved by sponsorship funds', said head of the Kyiv city administration Vladimir Makeenko. According to him, these can businesses or banks. He also added that preliminary talks have already been held, and some agreements have already been reached.

15:53. Leader of the 'UDAR' party Vitali Klitschko has completed negotiations with President Viktor Yanukovich. According to Klitschko, issue of the appointment of a new prime minister wasn't discussed. Details of negotiations were not disclosed.

15:54. AutoMaidan leader Dmitry Bulatov plans to return to Ukraine and continue 'the path to victory' after treatment in Lithuania, where he flew with multiple injuries after he had been kidnapped and tortured.